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- January 2008- The Rhode Island
State Air Force Association appointed a new State Vice
President - Fred Fostic.
- November 2007- The Rhode Island
State Air Force Association swore in a new State President
- CMSgt (Ret) Bob Wilkinson. A new President was also
assigned to Metro Chapter 311 - Col Dean Plowman.
- Jul 2006 - AFA
has successfully transitioned to a new 501(c)(3), non-profit
organization. Basically, the existing AFA and Aerospace
Education Foundation (AEF) organizations merged into one
association. Going non-profit 501(c)(3) is the first initiative
implemented as part of afa21 - a broadly scoped transformational
plan that will address governance and field structure
next. More information is available on the website at
www.afa.org.
- Feb 2006 - The Aerospace Education
Foundation (AEF) announced that two Rhode Islanders were
winners of the 2006 Educator Grant: Lark Goodyear from
Jamestown-Lawn Avenue School and Rebecca Horton from Flat
River Middle School. The AEF also announced that Cadet
Medals were being presented to two AF JROTC units in Rhode
Island: Coventry High School and Woonsocket High School.
- June 2005 - Col Dutch Huizenga
and CMSgt (Ret) Bob Lachapelle were awarded the Air Force
Association Medal of Merit.
- March 2005 - Ms. Joan Stevens
of Portsmouth High School was nominated by the Newport
Chapter and selected as the Rhode Island Teacher of the
Year for 2005 by the RI State AFA. She is the first recipient
of the award. She will be recognized at the July AFA State
Convention and Eastern Regional Meeting.
- February 2005 - The Aerospace
Education Foundation announced that Suzanne Costa,
Barrington Middle School, Barrington, RI, was one of the
winners of its 2005 Educator Grants.
- January 2005 - The AFA Executive
Committee approved a special promotional half-price membership
program ($18.00) for junior enlisted personnel (E-1 through
E-4), effective 1 Jan 05. Until revised membership applications
are available, use the current
application, clearly indicate the rank on the application,
and write in "Junior Enlisted Promotional Program
- $18.00" in the payment options area.
- December 2004 - Col Wayne Mrozinski,
former AFA State President for Rhode Island and former
Chapter 311 President, retired from military service in
a ceremony on 4 Dec 04.
- September 2004 - Dutch Huizenga
was named the new President of Newport Blue and Gold Chapter
180 and Command CMSgt Lori Casucci of the Rhode Island
Air National Guard was presented with the Air Force Association
National Awards Committee's Medal of Merit.
- June 2004 - CMSgt Lori Ashness
of the Rhode Island Air National Guard has been selected
to serve on the Air National Guard AFA Advisory Council,
which is appointed by the Director of the Air National
Guard to advise the USAF national leadership on issues
directly affecting the Air National Guard. As a member
of the council, CMSgt Ashness will serve in an advisory
capacity to the AFA by developing annual issues important
to the ANG and by providing feedback to the field.
- March 2004 - CMSgt (Ret) Bob Lachapelle
was named the new President of the Metro Rhode Island
Chapter of the Rhode Island State Air Force Association.
The outgoing chapter President, Brig Gen (Ret) Joseph
Waller, will now be serving as the new Rhode Island Air
Force Association State President
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